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Old 01-12-2012, 05:45 AM
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it is really not too hard to correct. You just loosen the tie rod adjusters and move both sides the same amount but in different directions. For example if your car is drifting left you would need to lengthen the tie rod on the left and shorten the one on the right. I would start with a small amount such as moving them both a quarter of a turn.

The threads on the tie rods are opposing so turning it one direction will lengthen and the other direction will shorten.

If all your threads are clean and will move this should be doable in about fifteen or twenty minutes.

If they are not free, you might have to replace tie rod ends to correct it.
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